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blister beetle

noun

  1. any of various beetles of the family Meloidae, many of which produce a secretion capable of blistering the skin.


blister beetle

noun

  1. any beetle of the family Meloidae , many of which produce a secretion that blisters the skin See also Spanish fly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blister beetle1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

Not so, however, with the black-rat blister-beetle, which is on hand ready for business early in the season.

Where the striped blister-beetle is numerous, it is a great pest and very destructive to the potato crop.

The blister beetle or aster beetle comes along when the plants are in bloom or in bud.

When the lytta, alias blister beetle, arrives, prepare to give a warm welcome to him and all of his kind.

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